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European Development Studies – (M.A.)
University College Cork
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| Application Deadline: | 01 September (EU); 01 June (Non EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,400 ≈ € 11,620 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cork / Ireland | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The MA in European Development Studies (CKE38) is a one year full-time degree. It involves both course work and a 15,000 word dissertation. The aim of the programme is to enhance student knowledge on the complexity of contemporary developmental processes which operate within Europe and their consequences for peripherality and convergence/divergence between regional/national economies. Prospective applicants should contact the Department of Geography for further information.
Learning OutcomesOn successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
* Analyse critical processes that reshape European Development at a variety of spatial scales;
* Recognise the complexities of policy formulation and implications within the European Union;
* Identify and utilise critical methodological techniques to design a research agenda;
* Prepare a research proposal and complete a research driven dissertation;
* Debate and prepare oral and graphic presentations of key thematic issues within small group contexts.
Contents
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I
* ES6001 European Development: Different Meanings to Different Europeans (5 credits)
* ES6002 Core-periphery Relationships in Europe (5 credits)
* ES6007 Applied Skills in Data Management (10 credits)
* ES6008 Research Strategies (10 credits)
* ES6009 Assessing Cohesion within Europe: Case Study (15 credits)
Part II
* ES6010 Research Dissertation (45 credits)
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
To be eligible for entry to this MA, applicants should hold a Second Class Honours Grade I Degree (or equivalent) in Arts, Social Science, Commerce or Law (or the equivalent in the case of non-Irish applicants). Candidates who hold a primary degree with a Second Class Honours Grade II Degree will also be considered subject to a written expression of interest and/or interview acceptable to the Department selection committee. Prospective students may also be asked to attend an interview. Prospective applicants should contact the Department of Geography for further information.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent
Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes
Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
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